**Works Officer**:
**Job no**: 499690
**Work type**: Permanent Full Time
**Classification**: Band 3 - Commencing at $66,772 pa
**Categories**: Trades & Labour
**About the role**:
In this role, you will perform essential labouring tasks focused on maintaining city assets as part of the City Works team. You will deliver efficient and safe construction and maintenance services, actively contributing to a customer-focused and commercially driven operation, and accurately recording and reporting team activities.
**Work type**:Permanent Full Time Opportunities
**Classification**: Band 3 Commencing at $66,772 pa plus super
Key responsibilities include:
- Respond and deliver an effective, efficient, safe construction and/or maintenance service to a variety of City Works activities.
- Assist the City Works Department in providing a customer focused service and commercially driven operation.
- Accurately record and complete all operational documentation that records the activities of the team, and forward to the supervisor on a weekly basis or as required.
- Operate and maintain plant and equipment in an effective and efficient manner and in compliance with relevant laws/regulations, codes of practice and organisational directives.
- Work within all relevant health and safety policies promoting the use of appropriate personal safety equipment provided.
**About you**:
To be successful in this role, you will have demonstrated skills and experience in undertaking a variety of road related maintenance and/or civil construction tasks.
Essential Experience:
- Ability to perform manual work including lifting of weights in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety guidelines.
- Working knowledge of relevant safe work practices within a civil engineering environment.
- Communication skills including the ability to gain cooperation from residents.
- Time management skills and organising own work to established objectives.
- Current Victorian Drivers licence.
**Child Safety Responsibilities**:
We are committed to being a child-safe organisation and have zero-tolerance for child abuse. We have specific policies, procedures, and mandatory training in place to support employees, volunteers, and contractors to achieve and adhere to these commitments. Please read our Child Safe Standards Management Policy.
**Diversity and Inclusion**:
**We are the City**:
From parks to offices, childcare centres to works depots, leisure facilities to the Wool Museum and waterfront, our team plays a vital role in shaping our vibrant and growing community. Our community counts on us to get the essentials right while looking for ways to go beyond. By listening, collaborating, and focusing on sustainability, we strive to do the basics brilliantly and create a lasting impact. If you're ready to be part of something bigger, join us in shaping the future of Geelong.
We support accessibility and encourage discussions about any adjustments or support you may need during the recruitment process.
**Applications and Enquiries**:
- We collect demographic data to help us learn who our advertisements are reaching and how we can reach an even more diverse audience. We are committed to building a more diverse team. Your responses to our demographic questions are strictly confidential and will not be individually shared._
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**Advertised**: 23 Apr 2025 5:00 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time
**Applications close**: 07 May 2025 11:55 PM AUS Eastern Standard Time